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Appspirin
Managing student mental health Jung-Wei Chen Molly Robison Steve Weber, Advisor
This Presentation
Problem Evolution Findings Video Future work
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Appspirin Managing student mental health Jung-Wei Chen Molly Robison Steve Weber, Advisor This Presentation Problem Evolution Findings Video Future work Problem Inspiration Depression & Intertemporal choice Problem Counseling
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Problem
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Inspiration
Depression & Intertemporal choice
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Problem
Counseling Underuse Overuse Most Days Finals Week
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Problem
Mental Health Stigma
“Now, let's see what your problem is...” “Try some pills and see which
- nes won't turn you into an
addict.” “Just shut up and deal with it.”
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Our goal
Problem: Mental health care is serious and scary Solution: Make it as simple as taking an aspirin
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Evolution
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Evolution
Scope 1: Get more people into counseling
- Streamline appointment process
- Improve Tang Center resources
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Tang Center
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Tang Center
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Tang Center
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Tang Center
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Evolution
Scope 2: Surprise! You have mental health!
- Increase awareness
- Break down barriers to seeking
help
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Evolution
Final Scope: Stress tracking and stress- reduction techniques
- Check-in with stress levels
- Suggests strategies
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Findings
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Findings
People are concerned about
- vermedication
- Don't want to become dependent
- Dislike idea of drugs
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Findings
People use entertainment to de-stress
- Watching videos , etc
- Different people have different
coping methods
- Not very beneficial, but…
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Findings
People have mixed feelings about therapy
- Would support someone they
knew in therapy
- Reluctant to let others know if they
personally had therapy
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Findings
Stress is 'normal'
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Findings
People aren’t sure what therapy entails
- “There's lots of talking?”
- “I guess they help you solve your
problems.”
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Findings
People value mental health
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Video
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Future
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Future work
Build out the app
- Actual phone app, not web-based
- Fully-functional, all features
- Scalable for large populations
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Future work
Extend to other universities
- For now focus on college; may
extend to high school
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Future work
Frequent updates: keep users coming back
- Reduce churn rate (retain users)
- Add new content such as
strategies, information/resources
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Future Work
Easing in and graduating users
- Start with familiar activities
- Suggest more therapeutic
strategies
- Help users make these decisions
- n their own
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Future work
Pilot test
Have a group of students use app for at least a month, then gather results of how well it actually works
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Future work
Context Awareness & Wearables
- Catch you on the way down
- Warn you in precarious situations
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